Noun
die Prosa
prose
C1
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Meanings
Noun
- prose
Example sentence
Er schreibt lieber Prosa als Gedichte.
He prefers writing prose to poems.
Word forms
singular
die Prosa
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Prosa
Accusativedie Prosa
Dativeder Prosa
Genitiveder Prosa
Prosa has no common plural.
Usage
- in Prosa schreiben — Write in prose rather than verse.
- Prosa / prosaisch — The literary form versus an adjective that can also mean mundane.
Ihre Prosa verbindet genaue Beobachtungen mit trockenem Humor.
Her prose combines precise observations with dry humour.